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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Elsie de Wolfe said "Good dressing is largely a question of details and accessories." This applies to dressing people and rooms. The details of pulling together a room are often the most fun to design. Trim, pillows, lampshades, decorative accessories, books, objets d'art - all of these are the icing on the cake that define a room and make it sparkle.

On a recent project we have had the pleasure of working with a client whose parents' decorator in New York was Sister Parish. There have been many beautiful pieces of furniture, artwork and accessories with which to work. We are looking forward to sharing that project when it is complete in the Fall.

Fortunately, the kind client saved an old lampshade of his mother's for us - I love the detail and scale of it. It is no longer usable (the silk is falling apart), but I wanted to save it for inspiration and to perhaps copy the detail. The lampshade has a beautiful detailed top and bottom, with shirred gray silk. We just don't see shades like this anymore.

Monday, August 30, 2010

This beautiful Keith Summerour designed house is located on one of the most desirable streets in Buckhead. Built in 1995, its simplicity, perfect execution and European charm draw you in immediately. The house is currently for sale, and is listed by Studie Young of Harry Norman.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Above, a house on which Joel Kelly was the designer - image via Modern Atlanta.

The new house next door is designed by Joel Kelly, architect and interior designer. He is a very well known loft designer and has received awards in that design community. His work has been published in Veranda, Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, and Home and Garden. I wonder if he is doing the interiors as well as the architecture next door? The project is at a holding point while they order windows and brick so I thought I would post images of Joel Kelly's work.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

So,I made a run to the fabric store, hardware store and spent a couple of hours in the afternoon sewing, and now we see this:

It's hard to tell in these photos, but the red in the fabric is a perfect match for my walls. Now I don't have to look at the new house all day long. I think the new house will be attractive when finished (the owner told me today that it will be painted brick), but in the meantime it's nice to have a break from the Tyvek view.

Now I am going to make the cafe curtains for the breakfast area. I had to order the rods (16 inch rods are hard to find, but I ordered them online) and I'll make the curtains this weekend. They will be out of the same fabric, but in flat panels. Photos when they are completed.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Today I will be busy at home making cafe curtains for my kitchen window and breakfast room windows. These curtains will give us some privacy from the workers on the new house next door. I'm not sure if they will stay up after the house is complete. But cafe curtains are a quick sew and are also a fun way to add a punch of color to the kitchen. image at right via good housekeeping

Monday, August 23, 2010

I have long admired this beautiful, jewel box of a house while on my way to various errands around Buckhead. I love the symmetry, the scale, and the details (like the Chippendale porch railing, the painted detail on the porch pediment, the boxwood bushes and the black windows). It has pretty side gardens and a fountain.